PROFESSIONAL BASE BALL
PITTSBURGH VULCANS AT NEW YORK EXCELSIORS
06/24/1886
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PROFESSIONAL BASE BALL
PITTSBURGH VULCANS AT NEW YORK EXCELSIORS
GAME ID: 610 - THURSDAY, JUNE 24TH , 1886 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Pittsburgh Vulcans (19-19) 5 0 0 3 0 0 1 1 0 10 15 3
New York Excelsiors (21-17) 0 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 5 10 3
Vulcans Top Excelsiors to Even Record
Vulcans shortstop Gary Vankirk left his mark on his team's 10-5 win over the New York Excelsiors. Vankirk, who is on pace for 81 RBI this season, went 3 for 4 with 3 singles and a walk, while adding 2 RBI and scoring once for Pittsburgh in the contest. The win for the Vulcans raised their record to 19-19.

Pittsburgh relied on the hitting of Joe August to pick up the win. The center fielder ripped a 2-run triple in the top of the first inning to put the Vulcans on top, 4-0. For the game, August had 1 triple and 2 singles in 5 at-bats.

"The boys came out and just played their butts off," said Pittsburgh manager .
PITTSBURGH BATTING LINESCORE NEW YORK BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Kent RF 4 2 1 0 1 1 0 .294 3 27
J. Clark 2B 5 1 2 1 0 0 1 .224 1 15
J. Frank LF 5 1 0 1 0 1 5 .220 1 25
E. Baum 1B 4 0 2 2 1 0 1 .301 2 15
E. Shaw 3B 5 2 1 0 0 1 5 .275 1 24
G. Vankirk SS 4 1 3 2 1 0 0 .237 0 22
J. August CF 5 2 3 2 0 1 1 .291 0 14
N. Edwards C 5 1 3 0 0 0 2 .215 1 23
A. Christenson P 4 0 0 0 0 0 6 .182 0 3
Totals 41 10 15 8 3 4 21      
BATTING
Doubles: J. Kent (6, 8th Inning off J. Kiefer, 0 on, 0 outs)
Triples: J. August (4, 1st Inning off B. Nolette, 2 on, 2 outs) , E. Shaw (4, 7th Inning off J. Kiefer, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: J. Kent 2 , J. Clark 2 , E. Baum 2 , E. Shaw 3 , G. Vankirk 3 , J. August 5 , N. Edwards 3
2-out RBI: E. Baum , G. Vankirk , J. August
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: E. Baum , E. Shaw , N. Edwards
GIDP: N. Edwards
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Clark (7) , J. August (17) , N. Edwards (11)
CS: E. Baum (4) , G. Vankirk 2 (6)

FIELDING
Errors: J. Clark 2 (24) , J. August (14)
PB: N. Edwards
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
W. Gaylord SS 5 0 0 0 0 0 2 .216 0 8
F. McRoberts RF 5 1 1 0 0 1 1 .230 0 5
J. Scott 1B 5 0 2 1 0 0 0 .446 3 36
C. Collins LF 4 1 1 0 1 1 2 .331 2 27
S. Monson 3B 4 1 0 0 0 1 4 .203 1 25
D. Judd CF 4 1 2 1 0 0 2 .261 1 19
J. Eliason 2B 4 1 1 0 0 0 2 .179 0 12
C. McCarver C 4 0 1 0 0 0 3 .236 0 15
B. Nolette P 2 0 2 2 0 0 0 .182 0 10
   J. Kiefer P 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 0 0
   a-F. Chapman PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .167 0 1
   E. Montague P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 39 5 10 4 1 4 18      
a - F. Chapman pinch hit for J. Kiefer in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: B. Nolette (3, 4th Inning off A. Christenson, 1 on, 1 out) , D. Judd (2, 8th Inning off A. Christenson, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: F. McRoberts , J. Scott 2 , C. Collins , D. Judd 3 , J. Eliason , C. McCarver , B. Nolette 3
2-out RBI: B. Nolette
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: F. McRoberts , D. Judd , F. Chapman
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
SB: F. McRoberts (8) , J. Eliason (8)

FIELDING
Errors: W. Gaylord (34) , F. McRoberts (12) , J. Eliason (20)
Double Plays: 1 (Monson-Eliason-Scott)
PB: C. McCarver 3
PITTSBURGH PITCHING LINESCORE NEW YORK PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
A. Christenson W (8-4) 9.0 10 5 2 1 4 0 130 1.74   
PITCHING
Game Score: A. Christenson 56
Batters Faced: A. Christenson 40
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: A. Christenson 13-10
Pitches - Strikes: A. Christenson 130-90
WP: A. Christenson
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
B. Nolette L (9-7) 5.0 9 8 3 2 2 0 115 3.92   
J. Kiefer 3.0 5 2 1 0 2 0 50 1.12   
E. Montague 1.0 1 0 0 1 0 0 17 6.59   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Nolette 27
Batters Faced: B. Nolette 27, J. Kiefer 13, E. Montague 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Nolette 4-7, J. Kiefer 1-5, E. Montague 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: B. Nolette 115-74, J. Kiefer 50-36, E. Montague 17-10
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Gary Vankirk
Ballpark: Excelsior Grounds
Weather: Partly Cloudy (67 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 13 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM ET
Time: 2:55
Attendance: 1232
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